In this episode, DuDs and Carl are joined by author Andrew Farago for an interview about his new book "A Minecraft Movie: From Block to Big Screen". Plus, Mending Minecraft, and did A Minecraft Movie reached $1 billion in box office revenue? Buy the Book (Amazon US): https://a.co/d/7Xj1J1z Buy the Book (Amazon UK): https://amzn.to/4k2wjKP Thank you to our Milk level Patrons: aubni, FragileRock, Jronman, LOKIOLR, and The Meme Bug. (AD) Do you need a Minecraft server? BisectHosting is recommended ...
Jun 18, 2025•46 min•Season 1Ep. 188
In this episode, DuDs and Carl share their review of A Minecraft Movie. Plus, snapshot 25W16A brings improvements to the Lead and Happy Ghast. Also, we have a listener comment from Mopee setting out their ideas for better drops for the Warden. NASCompares Synology Statement: https://youtu.be/zbFEaCRoCBM NASCompares Synology vs UGREEN: https://youtu.be/pLt7xnfqztE Thank you to our Milk level Patrons: aubni, FragileRock, Jronman, LOKIOLR, and The Meme Bug. (AD) Do you need a Minecraft server? Bise...
May 07, 2025•45 min•Season 1Ep. 187
In this live episode, DuDs and Carl discuss their reaction to all the game drop announcements from the first of this year's Minecraft LIVE events. Plus, Mojang shared a preview from 'A Minecraft Movie' ...maybe this event should have just been an e-mail? Let us know in the comments! Watch the Video Version: https://youtube.com/live/4tv-oihLi1s Watch Minecraft Live: https://youtube.com/live/jGNgh5zEFkY Thank you to our Milk level Patrons: aubni, FragileRock, Jronman, LOKIOLR, and The Meme Bug. (A...
Mar 23, 2025•42 min•Season 1Ep. 186
In this episode, DuDs and Carl discuss all the warm and cold additions to Minecraft. Plus, is the Creaking just the exact opposite of an Enderman? Also, Mending Minecraft is back! Make sure you vote in this episode's poll on Spotify, YouTube, and Discord. Thank you to our Milk level Patrons: Aerington, aubni, FragileRock, Jronman, LOKIOLR, and The Meme Bug. (AD) Do you need a Minecraft server? BisectHosting is recommended by the Podcast Team for easy set-up, 24/7 support with fast response times...
Mar 12, 2025•54 min•Season 1Ep. 185
In this episode, DuDs and Carl are joined by aubni and Flazzerty from our 'Let's Create Together' server. Join us as we talk through our experiences getting to grips with the Create mod. Thank you to our Milk level Patrons: Aerington, aubni, FragileRock, Jronman, LOKIOLR, and The Meme Bug. (AD) Do you need a Minecraft server? BisectHosting is recommended by the Podcast Team for easy set-up, 24/7 support with fast response times, and a 3-day money-back guarantee. Interested? Get 25% off your firs...
Jan 29, 2025•57 min•Season 1Ep. 184
In this live episode, DuDs and Carl are joined by Orbitzz from InsideMC and Charlie from CubedCon on the Main Stage at Cubed! 2024 to discuss podcasting in Minecraft. Including growing a podcast and brand, the future of Minecraft as a medium, and creator outreach. Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/Auwn3c8L7l8 Thank you to our Milk level Patrons: Aerington, aubni, FragileRock, Jronman, LOKIOLR, and The Meme Bug. (AD) Do you need a Minecraft server? BisectHosting is recommended by the Podc...
Oct 07, 2024•47 min•Season 1Ep. 183
In this live episode, DuDs and Carl discuss all the news from Minecraft Live 2024! We cover the new format for the show. The next game drop Bundles and Bravery. The Pale Garden with its new mob The Creaking. Behind-the-scenes information on the upcoming "A Minecraft Movie". Plus, the in-person Minecraft Experience coming to Dallas very soon. Apologies for the audio quality, this episode was recorded LIVE from our studio on The Withering Effect Server and the audio set-up was very janky. Watch th...
Sep 30, 2024•49 min•Season 1Ep. 182
In this special episode, DuDs and Carl discuss and review the Teaser Trailer that was recently released for "A Minecraft Movie". The film will enter Cinemas in April 2025 and stars Jack Black, Jason Momoa, Emma Myers, Danielle Brooks, Sebastian Eugene Hansen and Jennifer Coolidge. Plus, we have comments about the Teaser Trailer from our Discord members: firtrees, awesam2399, kriepEEr, High Hopes, FragileRock, and zuluwest12. A Minecraft Movie Teaser Trailer: https://youtu.be/PE2YZhcC4NY Thank ...
Sep 23, 2024•49 min•Season 1Ep. 181
In this episode, DuDs and Carl discuss Minecraft coming to PS5, the Cubed Con teasers, Goodpods now on Spotify for Podcasters, and Mending Minecraft will be coming back in a future episode! Plus, we have a listener comment from Teamchaotix9, asking if a Dagger should be added to Minecraft, it would not do a lot of damage normally, but if you critical hit them in the back, it would do more damage. Also, DuDs and Carl share the six pets/animals they would like to see added to the game. The Witheri...
Aug 16, 2024•50 min•Season 1Ep. 180
In this episode, DuDs and High Hopes discuss the celebrations for Minecraft's 15th anniversary, we have seen new capes, discounts on the games, and loads more. 1.21 brings changes to Witch drops, the Trial Chambers, and the Mace. We have three new Music Discs too... do they sound like Christmas to you? Plus, we have a listener comment from Boon, asking DuDs what type of chip he thinks Jimbo is. Also, gaspoweredpick tweeted about Minecraft features being overpowered to the point where it harms th...
Jun 19, 2024•53 min•Season 1Ep. 179
In this episode, DuDs and Carl discuss Bedrock Add-ons and Hermitcraft Season 9 coming to Marketplace. Plus, all the changes and updates coming to Minecraft 1.20.5 and 1.21, changes to our Patron Minecraft server, and you can now listen along with the show on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and our website. Also, we have two listener comments from JesseW. The first is about a possible future Combat update, and the second includes ideas for a Mycelium Update. Bedrock Add-ons come to Marketplace: https://...
May 14, 2024•44 min•Season 1Ep. 178
In this episode, DuDs and Carl discuss Decked Out 2, Cloud Gaming, Veritgo, Single Player and DuDs Channel 64 Storage Room. In the News, There will be no more updates to Minecraft Legends, and Google Podcasts will close in April. Plus, We have two listener comments, the first is from JesseW, they ask what a Combat Update would mean for the Fletching table and if it will make mobs act differently. The second is from WQK, asking what Steampunk-like contraptions we want to see in 1.21, as the new C...
Feb 14, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 177
In this episode, DuDs and Carl discuss Pre-Release 1 and 2 of Minecraft 1.20.3 which makes technical changes to the game and allows wind from the Breeze to break Decorated Pots, Chorus Flowers, and Pointed Dripstone blocks upon collision. Plus, We have two listener comments, the first is from Jronman, they ask what our thoughts are on the alternative Furnaces (Smoker and Blast Furnace). The second is from JesseW, asking if we think the upcoming Dog Armor will be dyeable, enchantable, and maybe e...
Dec 27, 2023•48 min•Season 1Ep. 176
In this episode, DuDs and Carl are joined by LivAwesome from Channel 64 SMP to discuss our reaction to Minecraft Live 2023, recorded LIVE from our new studio on The Withering Effect Server. We cover our Mob Vote on Spotify and YouTube and see how it compares to the Official Mob Vote. All the announced Minecraft 1.21 features including Trial Chambers, Trial Spawner, New Decorative Blocks, Copper Bulb, and the Crafter. Plus, the developer of the Alacrity Texture Pack responds to DuDs recent Creato...
Oct 17, 2023•48 min•Season 1Ep. 175
In this episode, DuDs and Carl are joined by LEONÉ and LivAwesome from Channel 64 to discuss our expectations for Minecraft Live 2023 and the Mobs in this year's Mob Vote, the Crab, Amadilo and Penguin. This episode was recorded LIVE on the Community Stage at CubedCon, so it's not as polished as our usual episodes but was a lot of fun to record. Watch our Livestream from Cubed! 2023: https://youtu.be/JETdZSR1r64 Thank you to our Milk level Patrons: Aerington, aubni, FragileRock, Jronman, LOKIOLR...
Oct 09, 2023•59 min•Season 1Ep. 174
In this episode, DuDs and Carl discuss the recent snapshot that makes experimental changes to the Villager Trading System, including locking certain sort-after books to Librarian Villagers in certain biomes. Plus, We have two listener comments, the first is from Starhammer88 about the Netherite Smithing Template being a bad addition to Minecraft. The second is from JesseW, asking if we would like to see more Extended Biomes in future updates. Also, DuDs and Carl interview Tara Theoharis, the aut...
Aug 31, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 173
In this episode, DuDs and Carl discuss the release of Minecraft 1.20.1, Trails & Tales. Microsoft considered making Minecraft Dungeons exclusive to Xbox and PC, but it eventually shipped on most platforms, Microsoft has also come up against resistance from regulators in several counties when trying to acquire Activision, and DuDs recently tried out Bedrock for the Trails & Tales Event. Plus, We have two listener comments, the first is from Boon, they ask our opinion on the new Trail Ruin...
Aug 02, 2023•56 min•Season 1Ep. 172
In this episode, DuDs and Jimbo are joined by Carl and DiiKoj to discuss the release of Minecraft 1.20, Trails & Tales. Today (June 19th 2023) also marks four years of the podcast and a very special episode where we say goodbye to Jimbo, he has decided to step back from content creation both here on the podcast and on YouTube. Although we are sad to see Jimbo leave, we wish him all the best for the future and I'm sure he will be back for specials. We spend a lot of this episode reminiscing a...
Jun 19, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 171
In this episode, DuDs and Jimbo discuss Snapshot 23W16A for Minecraft 1.20, Trails & Tales, which changes Pottery Shards to Pottery Sherds and the Sniffer can now be tempted by Torchflower Seeds. We also had the release of Minecraft Legends recently, what do we think of it from the gameplay we have seen so far? Plus, We have two listener comments, the first is from Warrior Queen Kaitlyn, they ask if we have ever tried Hive games, a big server they play on that's not just about PVP. The secon...
May 19, 2023•44 min•Season 1Ep. 170
In this episode, DuDs and Jimbo discuss the release of Minecraft 1.19 which brings changes to Horse breeding, easy Armor swap, and Potion colour changes. In addition, the Jukebox now works with hoppers to load and unload discs on Java. Plus, We have three listener comments, the first from Diveclops23 asks when we think Minecraft 1.20 will release. On the same theme, Funkyllama asks what we think of the name “Trails and Tales”. Finally, a question from Sigma_Core87 about creating a third-party se...
Apr 13, 2023•42 min•Season 1Ep. 169
In this episode, DuDs and Jimbo are joined by Max Podkidkin, Co-Founder and CEO of BisectHosting to discuss the additions to Minecraft 1.20, including Archeology, Cherry blossom biome, and the Sniffer. They also talk about Minecraft server hosting, how Bisect started, and how customer service is the key to success. Plus, We have a listener comment from awesam2399 that asks about the advantages of self-hosting versus starting a Minecraft Realm. Also, DuDs and Jimbo have feedback for last month's ...
Mar 08, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 168
In this episode, DuDs and Jimbo discuss the most significant changes and additions in Snapshot 23w03a for Minecraft 1.19.4, including the new ride command and Auto Jump being turned off by default. We also have some Breaking News with Custom Armor coming to Minecraft 1.20 in the form of Armor Trims using the new Smithing Templates. Plus, We have two listener comments; the first is from FoxFire54 asking what advice we would give to someone who wanted to start making Minecraft YouTube content. The...
Feb 01, 2023•56 min•Season 1Ep. 167
In this episode, CarlRyds takes a look back at some of the best moments from our episodes in 2022. These shows feature moments from DuDs, Jimbo, Aerington, Atomic Dave, Stifflered, KC Plays, DiiKoj and me. Thank you to our Milk level Patrons: Aerington, aubni, BoboPlaysGames, FragileRock, Funkyllama, KC Plays Games, LOKIOLR, and Nathlech. Discord: https://discord.gg/gqnKyeZ Patreon: https://patreon.com/thewitheringeffect Website: http://thewitheringeffect.com/ E-Mail: podcast@thewitheringeffect....
Jan 18, 2023•45 min•Season 1Ep. 166
In this episode, DuDs and Jimbo discuss the changes and additions in Pre-Release 2 for Minecraft 1.19.3, including a range of changes to Tooltips and optimisations for some exceptionally slow cases of structure lookup. Plus, We have two listener comments; the first is from Foxfire54 with some ideas for the Anglerfish mentioned by DuDs in the last episode, specifically adding a Lure drop that you could use to lure the fish to you. The second is from KingRobert with some thoughts on making custom ...
Dec 31, 2022•46 min•Season 1Ep. 165
In this episode, DuDs and Jimbo discuss the changes and additions in Pre-Release 1 for Minecraft 1.19.3, including Books in Chiseled Bookshelf can be added or removed from any slot by targeting the specific slot, and Piglins will now drop their heads when killed by a charged Creeper. Plus, We have two listener comments; the first is from CaptanH with some ideas about different Chests discussed in the last episode. The second is from Creeper asking when. DuDs and Jimbo state playing Minecraft and...
Dec 17, 2022•47 min•Season 1Ep. 164
In this episode, DuDs and Jimbo discuss the new features and changes in Snapshots 22w44a, 22w45a, and 22w46a, for Minecraft 1.19.3/1.20, a few of the improvements are that Monster Spawners no longer default as a Pig, there's a new Operator Tab in the creative inventory, and mob sounds will play when you put a Mob Head (including the new Piglin Head) on a Noteblock. Plus, We have three listener comments; the first is from LiinkRock letting us know that you might need to keep the XBOX App instead ...
Nov 25, 2022•37 min•Season 1Ep. 163
In this episode, DuDs and Jimbo discuss the new features and changes in Snapshot 22w43a, for Minecraft 1.19.3/1.20, these include tweaked Camel walk cycle animation and a colour change for its Spawn Egg. Fence Gates no longer provide centre support beneath them. The Chat Reporting screen now shows when the player being reported rejoined chat, and you can now save draft Player Reports. Plus, a range of changes to the Creative Inventory. We don't have any listener comments this week, but you can s...
Nov 16, 2022•48 min•Season 1Ep. 162
In this episode, DuDs and Jimbo discuss the new features in Snapshot 22w42a/Preview 1.19.50.21, for Minecraft 1.19.3, these include experimental features for Minecraft 1.20 which are available through built-in experimental data packs (which Jimbo was seemingly unaware of). These include Bundles (Java only), Hanging Signs, Chiseled Bookshelves, Bamboo Wood, and Camels. In addition, this snapshot reworks the Creative Inventory tabs and adds a new “Panorama Scroll Speed” accessibility option. Plus,...
Oct 31, 2022•45 min•Season 1Ep. 161
In this episode, DuDs and Jimbo are joined by CarlRyds and DiiKoj to discuss everything announced at this year's Minecraft Live. This episode was recorded LIVE on the BuiltByBit Outdoor Stage at CubedCon, so what it lacks in editing it more than makes up for in content. We cover Minecraft Legends, Minecraft Dungeons, Blockbench, Minecraft Batman DLC, The Mob Vote and of course the Minecraft 1.20 Update. Watch our Livestream from Cubed! 2022: https://youtu.be/tZp0qD8OUyU Minecraft Live Highlights...
Oct 16, 2022•1 hr 27 min•Season 1Ep. 160
In this episode, DuDs and Jimbo discuss the Minecraft Legends video taking a look at the Vanilla mobs and new mobs coming to Legends, and we have a cryptic tweet from Minecraft Dungeons. Plus, We have three listener comments; the first is from Diveclops23 asking what we think about Mojang going back to more surprises in the snapshots and less being shown at Minecraft Live. The second is from awesam2399 asking about a way to balance the new soundtrack with the classic nostalgic tracks in the game...
Oct 12, 2022•51 min•Season 1Ep. 159
